Beet-harvester.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

L. STIMART. BEET HARVESTER. APPLIOATION FILED JULYzo. 1905.

inventor AtJcorneys Witnesses no limitation is necessarily made to the pre- LOUIS STIMART, OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

BEET-HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application iile'l July 20,1905. Serial No. 270,550.

To all whom it may con/cern,.-

Be it known that l, LoUIs STIMART, a citizen of the United States, lresiding at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Beet-Harvester, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to beet-harvesters, and especially to the beet-lifting means for such harvesters; and it has particular reference to the means for lifting the beets after being topped, it being understood, however, that said mechanism is equally well adapted for the urpose of lifting beets from which the tops ave not been removed.

VThe invention then consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that cise structural details therein exhibited, but that the right is reserved to any changes, alterations, and modifications to which recourse may be had within the scope of the invention and without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a beet-harvester including the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional front elevation showing the same in operative position enlarged. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated throughout by similar characters of reference.

The improved machine includes a beam l, havin@ handles 2 2, whereby it may be guided, the front end ofthe beam being supported upon a truck 3. Supported upon the eamin rear of the truck 3 is the topping mechanism, generally designated by the numeral 4, and which, as aforesaid, is the subject of a copending application.

To the sides of the beam, near the rear end of the latter, are bolted or 'otherwise suitably secured two spacing and supporting plates 4, having recesses 4b, in which are mounted colter members 5, which below the beam are offset or outwardly expanded, as clearly indicated at 6. The colter members are provided with inwardly converging or inset to penetrate readily members E-,Qyhich are forwardly beveled to form sha-rp cutting` edges 8 in order that said colter menlers may readily penetrate-into and cut through the soil adjacent to the row of beets which is to be'operated upon. The colter members are reinforced by means of braces 9, being thus enabled to resist any amount of strain to which in practice they will be liable to be subjected.

Suitably secured to the lower ends or eX rtremities or the members 7 of the colters are the beet-litters 11, which consist of suitably constructed subsoiling-blades having beveled front ends 12, whereby they will be enabled into the soil to the desired depth. Upon the beveled front ends are formed laterally-extending flanges 10 to engage the beets and force the latter in an upward direction, the said blades or lifters being preferably made to converge slightly in a rearward direction to assist in compressing the soil beneath the beet-roots, which wili thus be literally lifted out of the ground without bruising or other injury.

Suitably connected with the inner sides of the lifters are rearwardly-extending and conM verging horns or guides 14, upon which the beets after being loosened and pushed up wardly by the lift-ers will be elevated and car ried rearwardly in a manner which will permit dirt to become detached therefrom, the beets being dumped in rear of the machine te be subse uently gathered.

Suitab y mounted upon the horns or guides la are blades l5, which are made of such size, shape, and general disposition that they will serve to engage the soil which ha; been pushed upwardly by the action or the subsoilers or beet-lifters and also that which has become detached from the beets, throw ing the soil or dirt back into the furrow o1' groove from which the beet has been lifted, and thus forming a bed upon which the beet when dropped at the rear ends of the horns or guides wil be deposited, thus causing the beetsto be supported in a position Well elevated above the surface of the soil, so that they may be subsequently easily removed and gathered.

. It is desired to be understood that in the construction and theexaot relative position of the beet-litters, the guides or horns, and the blades upon the latter, various changes may be made within the scope of the invention, provided, however, that the said parts IOO IOS

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or members shall be so constructed and arranged as to be capable of performing the functions herein ascribed to them.

It is obvious that this improved device, while capable of being used 1n conjunction with the topping mechanism shown in Fig. l

of the drawings, or with other suitably-constructed topping means, is also well adapted to lift beets that have not been subjected' to a previous topping operation. The construction is simple and inexpensive and of such a nature as to be extremely eective for the ends in view.

which they have-been taken lupon the loose soilsifting back into the furrow between said rods.

2. Rearwardly converging beet lifting members having beveled and flanged iront ends, earth-engaging cutting members supporting said lifting members, and rearwardlygaging cutting members supporting said liftmg members, rearwardly-converging guides connected with the latter, and earth-engaging blades upon said guides.

4. In a beet-harvester, a pair of suitablysupported beet-lifting members, in combination with upwardly and rearwardly converging guides connected with said lifting members, and earth-engaging blades upon said guides. A i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as lmy own I have hereto aihxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS STIMART. Witnesses.

EDWARD S; HALL, E. R. SMITH. 

